NewEnergyNews: MORE NEWS, 5-7 (DOE MONEY TO WIND; AWARD TO MAPPERS OF WIND AND SUN; WIND CERTIFIED)/

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YESTERDAY

THINGS-TO-THINK-ABOUT WEDNESDAY, August 23:

  • TTTA Wednesday-ORIGINAL REPORTING: The IRA And The New Energy Boom
  • TTTA Wednesday-ORIGINAL REPORTING: The IRA And the EV Revolution
  • THE DAY BEFORE

  • Weekend Video: Coming Ocean Current Collapse Could Up Climate Crisis
  • Weekend Video: Impacts Of The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current Collapse
  • Weekend Video: More Facts On The AMOC
  • THE DAY BEFORE THE DAY BEFORE

    WEEKEND VIDEOS, July 15-16:

  • Weekend Video: The Truth About China And The Climate Crisis
  • Weekend Video: Florida Insurance At The Climate Crisis Storm’s Eye
  • Weekend Video: The 9-1-1 On Rooftop Solar
  • THE DAY BEFORE THAT

    WEEKEND VIDEOS, July 8-9:

  • Weekend Video: Bill Nye Science Guy On The Climate Crisis
  • Weekend Video: The Changes Causing The Crisis
  • Weekend Video: A “Massive Global Solar Boom” Now
  • THE LAST DAY UP HERE

    WEEKEND VIDEOS, July 1-2:

  • The Global New Energy Boom Accelerates
  • Ukraine Faces The Climate Crisis While Fighting To Survive
  • Texas Heat And Politics Of Denial
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    Founding Editor Herman K. Trabish

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    WEEKEND VIDEOS, June 17-18

  • Fixing The Power System
  • The Energy Storage Solution
  • New Energy Equity With Community Solar
  • Weekend Video: The Way Wind Can Help Win Wars
  • Weekend Video: New Support For Hydropower
  • Some details about NewEnergyNews and the man behind the curtain: Herman K. Trabish, Agua Dulce, CA., Doctor with my hands, Writer with my head, Student of New Energy and Human Experience with my heart

    email: herman@NewEnergyNews.net

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  • WEEKEND VIDEOS, August 24-26:
  • Happy One-Year Birthday, Inflation Reduction Act
  • The Virtual Power Plant Boom, Part 1
  • The Virtual Power Plant Boom, Part 2

    Thursday, May 07, 2009

    MORE NEWS, 5-7 (DOE MONEY TO WIND; AWARD TO MAPPERS OF WIND AND SUN; WIND CERTIFIED)

    DOE MONEY TO WIND
    New wind energy projects get federal money
    May 6, 2009 (UPI)

    "U.S. Department of Energy officials say they've selected 53 new wind energy projects for up to $8.5 million in federal funding…

    "The projects, the department said, will address market and deployment challenges identified in its report
    20% Wind Energy by 2030…"

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    "…Officials said they have determined the nation possesses affordable wind energy resources in excess of those needed to generate 20 percent of U.S. electricity needs. But major challenges exist, including investment in a national transmission system, larger electric load balance areas, reduction in wind turbine capital costs and improvement of turbine performance, siting and environmental issues."


    AWARD TO MAPPERS OF WIND AND SUN
    AWEA Honors 3TIER® for Commercial Achievement; Industry-leading wind resource data and FirstLook® interface drive global wind energy adoption
    Evan Scandling, May 6, 2009 (3Tier)

    "3TIER, the global leader in renewable energy assessment and forecasting information, was recognized…for its commercial achievement and contribution to the wind industry by the American Wind Energy Association’s 2009 Awards. The honor went to 3TIER for the development of FirstLook, a free Web-based wind and solar energy prospecting tool. FirstLook enables developers, operators, financiers and others interested in developing renewable energy to more quickly identify, quantify and prioritize optimal locations for renewable energy projects…

    "FirstLook offers registered users scientifically derived data on the value of wind resources anywhere on the globe, and solar resources anywhere in the Western Hemisphere…[N]avigate the wind and solar resource maps and find out more…[at]
    FirstLook…"



    "After FirstLook users identify promising sites, they can augment FirstLook’s basic prospecting data by purchasing FirstLook Assessment Reports, which provide more detailed estimates of renewable energy resources at specific locations, including critical information about the spatial and temporal variability of the resource…[in] North America, Europe, much of Asia and the Pacific Rim."

    click thru to try the tool

    "FirstLook data can also be licensed to third parties and integrated into their own operations and customer experiences through the FirstLook API (application programming interface)…

    "…[T[he company’s FullView® Assessment products provide the in-depth, high-resolution information needed for project design and financial due diligence…3TIER’s PowerSight® Forecasting products provide short and long-term operational power forecasting…"



    WIND CERTIFIED
    Underwriters Laboratories Launches New Services for Wind Turbine Certification
    May 4, 2009 (PRNewswire)

    "Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, announced that it will soon begin offering the testing and certification of wind turbines in accordance with new UL standard requirements for safety. UL's new service, offered in partnership with Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a leading wind energy equipment certification organization, will provide wind turbine manufacturers around the world with complete safety compliance for both U.S. and IEC requirements. This service will allow UL's customers accelerated access to the global market.

    "UL's evaluation and support will cover the entire wind turbine, including components and assemblies, and qualify products to carry the UL Classified mark. UL's work with wind turbines will be based at its Northbrook facilities but the company also intends to offer field evaluation services globally, also supported by GL…"


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    "While comprehensive, the portfolio of services is also flexible, enabling manufacturers to choose the level of evaluation they need based on differences in turbines and their intended location and use…"

    To be certified. (click to enlarge)

    "UL has published two Outlines of Investigation for the wind industry and it expects to release new standard requirements in the future. These standard requirements will be the first to evaluate the fire and electrical safety of wind turbines, and represents UL's latest investment into its renewable energy business.

    "In addition to its investments in the wind power portfolio of services, UL is also actively pursuing business opportunities in other forms of renewable energy. The company recently established new photovoltaic testing facilities in two key solar markets, San Jose, Calif. and Suzhou, China…"

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